(Yup, I’m still here, just went away for a couple of days with Mrs. 17 Seconds and baby 17. Seconds.)

Maker of one of my favourite albums of the year, Smoke Ring For My Hal

o, Kurt Vile will issue a new six track EP in November entitled So Outta Reach. This will either be available as part of a re-issued version of the album or a standalone EP. It features five Vile compositions

a

nd a cover version of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Downbound Train’ (originally on Springsteen’s Born In The USA LP).

The tracklisting is as follows:

1. The Cre

ature
2. It’s Alright
3. Life’s A Beach
4. Laughi

ng Stock
5. Downbound Train
6. (so outta reach)

Matador have made the first track available as a free download, so enjoy!

Kurt Vile -‘The Creature.’ mp3

And just in case you still haven’t got the album (what are you

playing at? How many times do I have to tell you how great this album is!) here are a couple of mp3s from it:

Kurt Vile -‘Jesus Fever.’ mp3

Kurt Vile -‘In My Time.’ mp3